7 pod brown

Hi!

Both good and bad news today. The 7 pod brown showed up today. And the one Black Cayman that was up, didn't make it. So that mini pot is back on the bathroom floor. It's not usual that the small seedlings die that fast. I think it has to do with the age of the seeds.

But it sure looks like it's going to be a "hot" summer! This is the current list of chiles:

• Orange cheiro
• Bode roxa
• Douglah
• 7 pot brain strain red
• 7 pot primo
• 7 pod brown
• Black naga
• Indian frutescens

And I have one variety from last year. The chiltepin.

Still waiting for some favorites to show up...

In the meanwhile, enjoy a picture from a gray, icy Saturday... Anyone care for a swim? :-)

Hot regards,
   Mats

A question

Hi!

I've been thinking about moving this blog to wordpress instead of using the Google service.

My question is if that would cause any problems for you? All comments are welcome :-)

Thanks,
   Mats

Orange cheiro

Hi again!

I was happy to see the orange cheiro show up today. According to my notes, I got the seeds in 2003. So they are nine years old (at least). I hope the seedlings are strong, and turn out to be nice plants that are productive. Because now I have no seeds left.

I wonder why I didn't save any seeds in 2004 when I grew it. Well, I must have been in some kind of minimalist mode at that time. My seed saving goes up and down depending on something that I have not understood yet. Anyway, there are some more pictures here:
http://petterssononline.com/habanero/peppers.php?action=variety&id=204

Exciting!

Hot regards,
   Mats

7 pot primo and "Plan B"

Good morning!

Just a short note. One more variety has germinated. It's the 7 pot primo that I got from Patrik the other week.

Last night I activated Plan B and put some newer dedo de moca seeds in soil. Together with more "Patricia" seeds.

One of the benefits of starting early is to have the possibility to start new varieties and still be able to enjoy an early harvest.

I expect that the remaining varieties might take some time to germinate. Or, that most of them will not be successful at all. Actually, I can't remember that I have been successful with seeds that are 10 years old. But, we'll see.

More later!
   Mats

7 pot brain strain red and black naga

Two more varieties have shown up today. They are new (for me), so it will be exciting to see how they turn out!

So this is the latest status... As you see, there are in total six varieties in total that have shown up now.

I'm really concerned about the dedo de moca and "Patricia's fresh". I think the seeds are too old, so I will probably start a new pot with these two. I look forward to having them both in my biggest pot on the balcony this summer :-)

Regards,
  Mats

One more! Black Cayman

I was very happy to see my Black Cayman showing up this morning. I grew it last year, but it was so badly attacked by aphids so it didn't make it.

So, never ever give up. I hope it works this year!

http://www.naute.com/inspiration/never.phtml

Hot regards,
  Mats

Two more

It's Sunday evening and I was very excited to see two more varieties coming up! It was my douglah and the Indian frutescens.

So far, three varieties have germinated. Here you  can see them inside the plastic mini greenhouse. The picture is taken through the plastic, therefore the very soft appearance.

Isn't it amazing to think about that these small sprouts in just a couple of months will be big, flowering and hopefully even will be carrying fruits!

Wishing you all a nice week!
   Mats